Chapter 517 You must be loyal

Author: The beggar

Chapter 517 You must be loyal

"Do you think we can see the prince?"

"Meeting the prince? What are you thinking about? What kind of person is Chitose?"

The merchant felt that he was in the territory of the "Eunuch Party" and shouted "Qiansi" without restraint, which caused a moment of silence around him, but then everyone laughed and laughed and passed away.

early.

It’s passed too.

What happened to the last thousand-year-old, as well as the fate of the eunuchs in the Chongzhen Dynasty after Wang Eun was suppressed and liquidated, are all vividly remembered by the world. Even with the establishment of the Longwu Dynasty in the past few years, the "eunuchs" are still very powerful.

Means of attack in the political arena.

Fortunately, today's Eunuch Wang is different from Eunuch Wei in the past.

The power is strong and the foundation is deep.

Hard to shake.

Nowadays, he advocates building large-scale sea-going ships and revitalizing the maritime industry.

Although the government officially turned a blind eye to the maritime ban advocated by the Ming Dynasty, it was actually a chaotic government.

But everyone with a discerning eye knows that His Majesty Longwu has made a lot of money from controlling the sugar industry in recent years. He has also opened an additional seaport for export. There are also many local sugarcane planting industries due to the demand from sugar factories.

The officials are shouting about competing with the people for profit, and the use of land and sugar cane is destroying the agriculture and mulberry trees.

But he also covets the profits from sugar.

After several years of poaching, the Shunwu Sugar Factory's share of sugar was finally revealed. Recently, it was said that the sugar manufacturing technology was also leaked.

Nowadays, it is said that the emperor got the sweetness of maritime trade because of sugar, and used Wang Chengen's help to develop maritime affairs.

Therefore, the merchants who came here believed that the Nanyang Company must be related to the emperor.

Some didn't even ask what they were doing.

I rushed over in a hurry, and I had to take part in whatever I said.

"Then what exactly is Wang Yi's Nanyang company doing now?"

"Raising funds to build ships."

"This king thinks that the Ming Sea is closed to nothing! He builds ships privately! It must be to infiltrate pirates and sell prohibited items privately!"

When the scholars outside heard the news, they started talking nonsense.

But secretly, the clever person is thinking about whether his family should also participate.

Raising funds to supervise the building of sea-going ships, merchants bought shipbuilding stocks and were also included in the Nanyang Company's book, and this book eventually fell into the hands of Emperor Longwu Zhu Yujian.

What kind of ancestral law is the Ming Dynasty Sea Ban?

The courtiers might even make a few noises about this statement.

But as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, even Chongzhen knew that this method could be changed if he wanted to. It was changed many times from Hongwu to Chongzhen.

Regardless of the maritime environment, the chain of maritime trade interests, the unshakable pirate family, and the many impacts of people and things from outside the maritime borders on the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty, the maritime ban was changed at any time.

"Your Majesty, after acquiring the shipyard in Fuzhou, we will renovate the existing treasure ships and make them no different from the warships used by the savages. There are many merchant ships. In less than half a year, we can build a fleet of more than twice as many as the savages to protect the sea.

There is no problem at all with foreign trade routes.”

Zhu Yujian nodded and put down the booklet: "I know you have thought about building warships to protect merchant ships before, but the Zheng family is not happy with the increase of warships, and the sugar factory will not be able to sell sugar to North Korea and Japan.

Nowadays, we are building warships under the pretext of building merchant ships, and we must do it quickly! We must be able to suppress all pirates in the Ming Dynasty sea area after leaving the factory!"

He spoke passionately, but then Zhu Yujian changed the topic: "But the master craftsman of your treasure shipyard went missing and the blueprints of the Ming treasure ship were leaked to the savages. This must never happen again."

"My ministers have failed in their duties, and they are all to blame for their deaths. I only hope that in the future, the ships sailed by the Nanyang Company will be able to shock the North and South, enhance the prestige of our Ming Dynasty, and live up to His Majesty's kindness."

Wang Chengen was overjoyed in his heart, and he kowtowed with joy on his face as if he were surviving a disaster.

Zhu Yujian stared at him, really not sure.

Not sure how loyal Wang Chengen really is.

After all, the title of eunuch is prickly to his ears.

The eunuch's threat to the imperial power to control the government is not just a rhetoric used by Donglin to attack dissidents, it is a real thing.

The eunuchs should definitely be killed.

But now, forced by interests and situations, Zhu Yujian had to try again.

Nothing happened to the son this time, and he was not even frightened. He even checked whether the lecturer was injured in a decent manner, which attracted praise from everyone, but this kind of thing must never happen again.

What if it is him, Zhu Yujian, who is assassinated next time?

Loyal eunuchs cannot be generalized from previous eunuchs.

And Wang Chengen's past performance was seen in his eyes. In addition to being unclear about the barbarians, who were powerful enough to suppress the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty and bring disaster to the north, he was also responsible. In other aspects, he could be regarded as a first-rate wise minister and wise official

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Gao Jie got into the prison car.

Nephew Li Benzhen was accompanying him outside. The two of them did not speak on the way and allowed the black flag soldiers to send him to the capital.

Only when he arrived at the capital, the people along the way lined the streets to watch. Because Gao Jie had launched an army to raid Hebei, he had attracted rotten vegetables and leaves. Fortunately, the people's lives were not good, so there were no rotten eggs.

Li Benzhen stepped forward and scolded him twice, but was stopped by Gao Jie.

When Li Benshen rushed back to the prison car with tears in his eyes, he heard Gao Jie say that since he had surrendered to Qing, he would be more effective, and it would be best if he could save the soldiers who accompanied him to fight to the end.

Then he became silent again.

But.

After entering the capital, the two men were notified by the sticky post that their news had been told to the Ming Dynasty Crown Prince Zhu Cixiang. It was expected that they would be summoned in a while for them to prepare.

The two looked at each other for a moment.

"Sir, let me help you change your clothes."

There were clothes for the prince to wear on the stick. Li Benzhen wanted to help Gao Jie put them on, but Gao Jie slapped him in the face and pulled the clothes away from his hands.

"I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty and you are a minister of the Qing Dynasty. We are not the same family."

Having said that, Gao Jie looked aloof and aloof, dressing alone without combing his beard and hair, which made him look even more vicissitudes of life.

Obviously it has some fatal dignity but impassioned meaning, but it is a pity that it is not very literate, otherwise it would be like Guo Weijing's death poem.

Gao Jie naturally felt a little regretful.

So when he was brought into the imperial city and entered the Wuying Palace, he was obviously shocked when he saw Guo Weijing coming to greet him.

The New Army was defeated. People in the Ming Dynasty believed that Guo Weijing had most likely died in the battle, and they had already begun to prepare for the funeral. After all, they said he was hit by a musket and bled profusely. The remnants of the Zhenwu Camp thought that they could kill the corpse.

Want to come back.

But even if he's not dead, he can't just sit in this strange wheeled car and greet him with a smile, right?

"There is no need for General Gao to be shocked, and it is indeed unavoidable. However, I did come to greet you on behalf of His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness was afraid that the General would do something embarrassing, so he asked me to explain it together. However, I have not recovered from my injury.

If I can't stand up and salute, I still want to look at Haihan."

After that, Guo Weijing waved his hand, and the palace maid behind the cart also turned the cart slightly: "General, please follow me, Li Benzhen? Wait outside first."

Li Benzhen didn't look good on either side.

My heart is also full of doubts.

Guo Weijing and Gao Jie have both seen him. He is a very upright person. When it comes to military affairs, his goal is to regain the capital and the Northern Expedition to destroy the captives and bandits and destroy the barbarians. He only despises those who surrender to the Qing Dynasty. In the past, it was mentioned that two townsmen and two Liu surrendered to the Tatars.

Even though he didn't end well, he applauded even more.

Now he seems to be a different person.

Gao Jie also felt something was wrong.

Although he hated his nephew for betraying him, he still looked back at Li Benzhen.

After Guo Weijing urged him a little, he followed.

Li Benzhen looked worried at Gao Jie's back, but when he turned his head, he caught a glimpse of someone staring at him.

Mr. Lao is preparing to leave the capital and return to Yulin.

When I came out after handing over the transaction, I saw this scene.

After watching the two Ming general prisoners being brought into the palace, their eyes couldn't help but reveal full of sympathy and deep sorrow.
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